Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
1485692 Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 2007 13 Pages PDF
Abstract

An extensive study has been carried out of the optical actuation of amorphous chalcogenide-coated cantilevers, wherein a reversible deflection up and down of such bimorph structures occurs under constant illumination with linearly polarized light, on rotating the polarization axis. The largest, and fastest, optically-induced cantilever displacement occurs for high-intensity actuating light having a photon energy comparable to the bandgap of the amorphous chalcogenide semiconductor.

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